Tracklist
| 1 | Black Cat | 5:03 | ||
| 2 | Runaway | 4:48 | ||
| 3 | High Rise | 5:12 | ||
| 4 | Ghosts | 4:16 | ||
| 5 | Seventeen | 4:48 | ||
| 6 | I'm Not Scared | 3:53 | ||
| 7 | True Mathematics | 2:40 | ||
| 8 | A Season Of Illusions | 4:07 | ||
| 9 | Soft Power | 5:21 | ||
| 10 | Playgirl | 4:01 | ||
| 11 | International Dateline | 4:33 | ||
| 12 | Predict The Day | 4:39 | ||
| 13 | Fighting In Built Up Areas | 4:44 | ||
| 14 | Discotraxx | 4:06 | ||
| 15 | Last One Standing | 3:19 | ||
| 16 | Applause Break | 1:25 | ||
| 17 | Kletva | 2:43 | ||
| 18 | Burning Up | 4:24 | ||
| 19 | Destroy Everything You Touch | 5:40 |
Credits
- Mixed By – Daniel Woodwood, Whitewood Studios
- Recorded By – Harm Schopman, James Gebhard
Notes
Live album in card sleeve limited to 1000 copies, sold during the Ladytron's 2009 US tour at merchandise table. The pre-recorded intro played during the european tour is missing.
A second digipak pressing is announced on Amazon Japan for September 15, 2009.
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| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live At London Astoria 16.07.08 (CD, Album, Dig) | Ladytron Recordings | LDYR001 | US | 2009 |
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Reviews & Discussion
It's a great CD that should have been released for everyone to buy, not just the fans in the US. It's a damn shame that this band keeps pissing on their non-US fans by only releasing so-called fan club records in USA (previous ones: the Cracked LCD 7", the Harmonium Sessions EP). Releasing it worldwide on iTunes doesn't cut it - there are people outside the US that are collecting this band too you know.
I was pleasantly surprised to see this CD at the merchandise table at the Ladytron concert I attended in my hometown on April 17, 2009. It sold for $10 instead of the $12 for their full studio albums, so I assumed that it might be a quick 5 track EP or such, since the cover has almost no information. I bought under the assumption that I might never see it again.
When I popped it in the CD player after the show, I was amazed to see it was pretty much a full concert at the Astoria, London from last summer. For an electronic band, they are smart enough to have a drummer playing live acoustic drums, abetted by drum machine sequences on occasion that he plays off of, in a move reminiscent of Ultravox in their heyday. The live (Vox Phantom!) guitars fatten their sound and the vintage Korg and Moog synths they favor all combine to make a warmer and more powerful sound than their albums (as great as they are) contain.
So for my money, this live CD is almost how I'd prefer to hear the band! The care they take in performing live showcases their stronger, later songs in the best possible light. The earlier more "cold-wave" material of the first two albums does get short shrift with this approach. Only two cuts from "604" and "Light & Magic" are included here. Though I almost prefer the fatter, live versions and wouldn't mind seeing them tackle more of their back catalogue in this robust live fashion.
The only cut that comes off less powerful live is actually one of my very favorites of theirs, the incredible "Fighting In Built Up Areas" from "Witching Hour." The unerring insect-like precision of the studio cut with its chittering percussion synths contrasting with the fat arpeggios that shoot through the song make the hairs on my arms stand on end. Live, it seems a little diffuse. But overall, this is an album that shows their considerable live performance strengths in a compelling fashion.
http://postpunkmonk.wordpress.com
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When I popped it in the CD player after the show, I was amazed to see it was pretty much a full concert at the Astoria, London from last summer. For an electronic band, they are smart enough to have a drummer playing live acoustic drums, abetted by drum machine sequences on occasion that he plays off of, in a move reminiscent of Ultravox in their heyday. The live (Vox Phantom!) guitars fatten their sound and the vintage Korg and Moog synths they favor all combine to make a warmer and more powerful sound than their albums (as great as they are) contain.
So for my money, this live CD is almost how I'd prefer to hear the band! The care they take in performing live showcases their stronger, later songs in the best possible light. The earlier more "cold-wave" material of the first two albums does get short shrift with this approach. Only two cuts from "604" and "Light & Magic" are included here. Though I almost prefer the fatter, live versions and wouldn't mind seeing them tackle more of their back catalogue in this robust live fashion.
The only cut that comes off less powerful live is actually one of my very favorites of theirs, the incredible "Fighting In Built Up Areas" from "Witching Hour." The unerring insect-like precision of the studio cut with its chittering percussion synths contrasting with the fat arpeggios that shoot through the song make the hairs on my arms stand on end. Live, it seems a little diffuse. But overall, this is an album that shows their considerable live performance strengths in a compelling fashion.
http://postpunkmonk.wordpress.com
For more ruminations on the Fresh New Sound Of Yesterday
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